Resources

Assessment

Ohio Instructional Management System: Assessment
Study Island: Preparation for Ohio Academic Achievement tests; username and password required

Content Standards

Ohio Department of Education Academic Content Standards Social Studies Checklist, Grade 4 (ILILE, 2003)
Ohio Department of Education Academic Content Standards Detailed Social Studies Checklist, Grade 4 (ILILE, 2003)
Social Studies Revised Academic Content Standards and Model Curriculum Development (ODE, 2010)

Digital Libraries

BrainPOP! (subscription; username and password required)
BrainPOP, Jr. (subscription; username and password required)
Focus Curriculum (Ohio, Grade 4)
Focus Curriculum (Ohio, Grade 5)
Ohio's Instructional Management System (IMS)
Ohio Social Studies Resource Center
Ohio Treasure Chest of Technology Resources: Social Studies (web resources, lesson plans, assessments and more)
Thinkfinity (free lesson plans, interactives and more)
United Streaming (subscription service video; username and password required)

Lesson Plans

Ohio's Instructional Management System (IMS)
Model Social Studies Lessons by Benchmark and Grade Level (ODE, Jan. 2010)

Web Resources

Google Earth
Google Maps
ICT Literacy Maps: Social Studies (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Aug. 2007)
Internet4Classroom (high-quality, free Internet resources for classroom use)
National Geographic Kids (kids games, animals, photos, stories and more)
Ohio History Online Portal
Pearson Successnet: Take it to the Web (activities and resources from Scott Foresman textbook publishing)
PBS Teachers (preK-12 educational resources)
Teacher'sDomain (Digital media for the classroom and professional development)
TeachersFirst (reviewed web resources for the subject and grade level you teach)
Yahoo Kids: School Bell: Social Studies